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Kiwis demanding better IRB deal

May 12, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

NZ players are pushing the IRB for a shorter, integrated global season and strike action remains in their armoury as a last resort.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams | 3 Comments »

Pay Boks more – Nic Mallett

May 9, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Nick Mallett says SA’s top players are leaving because they are putting their careers at risk without proper compensation. SMALL UNIONS ARE CASH COWS.
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Posted in Springboks | 4 Comments »

SARU: Profits tumble; bosses get 107% increase

May 2, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

SARU’S 2012 annual report shows that full executive members of its executive council were awarded massive salary and bonus increases, even though the union suffered a huge slump in profits last year.
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Posted in SA Rugby, SARU | 6 Comments »

Emigrations taking toll on Boks

April 23, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

It should come as little surprise that Heyneke Meyer is adopting a tactic of diplomatic silence at present over a looming new wave of top player “emigrations” from South Africa to cash-flush clubs abroad.
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Posted in Springboks | 11 Comments »

Cheetahs eye top SA spot

April 21, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské has admitted his side are in a good position to challenge for SA Super Rugby Conference title after a battling victory over previous log-leaders the Sharks here on Saturday.
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Posted in Super Rugby | 13 Comments »

Hier kom Orania!

April 21, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Orania se rugbyspan is toegelaat tot Griekwas se kompetisie – en sal teen enige ander span speel.
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Posted in Domestic Rugby | 49 Comments »

Bulls, Cheetahs sitting pretty

April 21, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

To an increasing extent, the South African conference in Super Rugby is looking like an eccentric professor’s study … cluttered.
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Posted in Super Rugby | 1 Comment »

Duvenage signs for Frogs

April 20, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Western Province and Stormers scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenage has signed a deal with French Top 14 club Perpignan.
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Posted in Super Rugby | 2 Comments »

Cheetahs to exploit Sharks ‘disarray’?

April 18, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

To suggest “chaos” in the Sharks camp would be stretching the truth a bit … after all, they still head up the South African conference in Super Rugby.
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Posted in Super Rugby | 8 Comments »

HM won’t select Jap Boks

April 17, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Heyneke Meyer has made it clear that the attitude of Japanese clubs makes it impossible to select Boks playing there.
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Posted in Springboks | 10 Comments »

Jean deserves #12 Bok berth

April 16, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Jean de Villiers has been a commendably team-conscious, accommodating sort of rugby player over the years … now I believe the time has come for his own preferences to be accommodated in a more pronounced way.
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Posted in Springboks | 33 Comments »

Dirtbin bans liquor near stadium

April 16, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

According to The Mercury website, Durban authorities have warned that rugby fans caught drinking in the outlying areas of Kings Park Stadium will face arrest, as police step up efforts to enforce existing liquor legislation banning the consumption of alcohol in public spaces.
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Posted in Discliplinary actions | 5 Comments »

The value of ‘managing’ refs

April 16, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Just how much influence do players really have on the game and their outcomes? Or are games actually played in a bipartisan way?
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Posted in Laws and Technical Issues | 1 Comment »

What rugby can learn from league

April 16, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

One of the main benefits of this interaction has been the league coaches who have made their imprints on successful union teams.
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Posted in General Discussions | 1 Comment »

Breakdowns: ‘SA far behind world’

April 16, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Heyneke Meyer is worried about the Boks’ poor breakdown- and backline play and the shortage of locks and scrum halves.
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Posted in Springboks | 16 Comments »

Players returning for Stormers

April 15, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

The Stormers will be boosted with the return of three key players for their next Super Rugby encounter.
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Posted in Super Rugby | 10 Comments »

Habana cashes in

April 9, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Injured Stormers and Springbok wing Bryan Habana has reason to smile ahead of his move to French giants Toulon at the end of the Super Rugby season – R500 000 reasons per month in fact!
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Posted in European Rugby | 11 Comments »

Bakkies back to form

April 8, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

World Cup-winning Springbok lock Bakkies Botha was a fiery presence as Toulon marched into the Heineken Cup semi-finals at the weekend … perhaps a tad too fiery.
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Kings: ‘All about heart and fitness’

April 6, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Southern Kings coach Matt Sexton praised his team for the heart and character they showed in coming from behind to secure a draw against the table-topping Brumbies.
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Posted in Super Rugby | 10 Comments »

Ex-Bok assaulted at rugby

April 5, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

ormer Springbok scrumhalf and current College Rovers coach, Robert du Preez, was allegedly attacked by Brakpan fans and players following the Community Cup final in George on Monday.
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Posted in Disciplinary, Domestic Rugby | Comments Off

WC to act against hooliganism

April 5, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

The Western Cape government has stepped into the escalating row over spectator hooliganism at stadiums.
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Posted in Disciplinary | 31 Comments »

Habana hits out at Cape Crusaders

April 2, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Injured Stormers and Springbok wing Bryan Habana has hit out at the ‘Cape Crusaders’ fans on Twitter.
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Posted in General Discussions | 22 Comments »

Piet Helium to assist Kings

April 1, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is set to work on a consultancy basis with the Kings until the completion of this year’s Super Rugby competition, it was confirmed on Monday, April 1.
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Posted in Super Rugby | 5 Comments »

Beale quits rugby ‘indefinitely’

March 28, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Troubled Wallaby star Kurtley Beale has agreed to stand down indefinitely and has been fined an undisclosed sum after punching two of his Melbourne Rebels team-mates, the Australian Rugby Union said on Thursday.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams | 4 Comments »

Bok (and other) captains gather

March 25, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Current captain Jean de Villiers will join the oldest living Springbok skipper, 83-year-old Des van Jaarsveldt, and 40 others in Cape Town on Wednesday, to mark the countdown to the opening of a new rugby museum.
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Rebels sent home in disgrace

March 24, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

Wallabies star Kurtley Beale has been accused of punching his team-mate Cooper Vuna and both have been sent home following the Rebels’ record 64-7 Super Rugby loss to the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams, Super Rugby | 11 Comments »

Blitzbokke routed in Hong Kong

March 22, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

The Blitzbokke have been beaten by Argentina in their opening HSBC World Sevens Series match in Hong Kong on Friday.
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Posted in Sevens Rugby | Comments Off

Kings must explain rule breach

March 17, 2013
Posted by Boertjie

The Kings will have to explain in a report to the South African Rugby Union (SARU) why they picked three foreign players in their 22-man squad against the Chiefs on Friday night. According to the SA Rugby magazine website, the Kings utilised three foreign players in Friday’s 35-24 loss to the defending Super Rugby...
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Posted in Super Rugby | 3 Comments »

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